The Edinburgh Magazine, Or, Literary Miscellany, Volumen7J. Sibbald, Parliament-Square, 1796 |
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... whofe declivities fall down in- to a deep bottom , in the midst of which there is a fmall lake formed by the streams that trickle down the fides of the hills ; the borders of the lake are enriched with extensive plan- tations , which ...
... whofe declivities fall down in- to a deep bottom , in the midst of which there is a fmall lake formed by the streams that trickle down the fides of the hills ; the borders of the lake are enriched with extensive plan- tations , which ...
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... whofe emoluments were equal , were mutu- ally exchanged in the beginning of 1742 . Thus Linnæus was raised to that fphere of operation wbich he con- fidered as the happiness of his life , and which was fo adequate to his zeal and ...
... whofe emoluments were equal , were mutu- ally exchanged in the beginning of 1742 . Thus Linnæus was raised to that fphere of operation wbich he con- fidered as the happiness of his life , and which was fo adequate to his zeal and ...
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... whofe ftory they had read in books written in their own language , invite ed him to his palace ; and royally feafting him , prefented him with three precious ftones of great value , beside divers cloths of filk and gold given to his ...
... whofe ftory they had read in books written in their own language , invite ed him to his palace ; and royally feafting him , prefented him with three precious ftones of great value , beside divers cloths of filk and gold given to his ...
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... whofe wife , the lady Margaret of York , was Caxton's patronefs . He was also befriended by the earl of Worcester and earl Rivers . He tranf- lated and continued , under the title of Fructus Temporum , ' a chronicle of England , and ...
... whofe wife , the lady Margaret of York , was Caxton's patronefs . He was also befriended by the earl of Worcester and earl Rivers . He tranf- lated and continued , under the title of Fructus Temporum , ' a chronicle of England , and ...
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... whofe face difcovered the roles of youth , blushing among the forrows of old tering ringlets down his neck , and reached forward half way over his brows , which rofe loftily above a pair of eyes , from which benignance de- lighted to ...
... whofe face difcovered the roles of youth , blushing among the forrows of old tering ringlets down his neck , and reached forward half way over his brows , which rofe loftily above a pair of eyes , from which benignance de- lighted to ...
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